What if everything your teachers and parents tried to instill about self-esteem actually made it more difficult to bounce back from failure? Don't worry – there's a better way!
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In an effort to get taken seriously as a young female CEO, Eileen Carey dyed her blonde hair brown, switched to more androgynous clothing and ditched contacts for thick-frame glasses.
While Carey’s change in appearance was dramatic, aspects of her story echo the decisions of women across sectors and other demographics.
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Here are three great workarounds to avoid triggering the gender bias while celebrating and acknowledging your accomplishments.
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Wielded effectively, gender stereotypes can work to your advantage.
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When the news came out that I was going to receive an award, a friend sent me the following text, “I’m simultaneously so proud and also seething with jealousy. Congrats!!” Other friends said versions of the same.
Since there was such curiosity about how this and other awards came about, I’m sharing my approach to self-promotion here.
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How much time do you spend writing and rewriting difficult emails? If you’re like me, it’s quite a bit.
For the situations I find myself in often, I’ve developed simple email templates to make the process painless. Here are two favorites:
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Know that needling feeling at the back of your mind that you’re a fake, your success was good luck or an accident, and soon (maybe today!) everyone will discover your secret? Impostor syndrome is all too common among high-achieving women.
Actress Jodie Foster summed it up nicely, “When I won the Oscar, I thought it was a fluke. I thought everybody would find out, and they’d take it back. They’d come to my house, knocking on the door, ‘Excuse me, we meant to give that to someone else. That was going to Meryl Streep.’“
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